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Group B- Close Reading Blog
In Banks’ music video “Drowning” she is shown for the entire duration of the filming standing in a room full of mirrors. In the lyrics, Banks tells the story of being in a negative relationship and the impact it has … Continue reading
That boy is a monster… Or is he?
In Walter Dean Myers’ Monster, there is a moment in the beginning of the story where Steve’s case is described by the guard and stenographer as a “motion case” meaning that the jury has already made up their minds about Steve (and … Continue reading
Group B – Further Reading Post
An occurrence in both A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines and The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is the disadvantaged challenging the perceptions or stereotypes the society imposes on them. Grant Wiggins trains the students to perform well during … Continue reading
Further Reading Post – Group B
In A Lesson Before Dying, there are a few mentions of how Grant would like the children to find a pine tree so that they can properly celebrate Christmas. I believe that the pine tree is a symbol of the unfulfilling search … Continue reading
Further Reading Post – Group B
Black people in the novel A Lesson Before Dying are dehumanized in various ways. For example, the superintendent visiting Grant’s school checked the students’ teeth and hands as if they were cattle for sale. This dehumanization relates to current depictions of monstrosity … Continue reading
Group B – Close Reading Post – The Canterbury Tales – The Pardoner’s Tale
The Pardoner’s Tale is one of the collection of stories in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. “And every one of the rakes ran until he came to that tree; and there they found almost eight bushels, it seemed, of … Continue reading
Pride & Prejudice Close reading
In Pride and Prejudice, there is a moment when Elizabeth is asking Darcy why someone of his breeding/ status in life, is so rude to strangers. The quote below is Darcy’s response to that question. It goes: “I certainly have … Continue reading
Group B – Close Reading Post on Take Me To Church by Hozier
When I saw this video the first thing that caught my attention was the box that is seen through the video. The contents of the box is never displayed but is a very significant part of the story that is … Continue reading
Close Reading Post – The Outsiders
Throughout The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton makes several references to Ponyboy’s hair. When the Soc’s are chasing him in the beginning of the novel, and then when Johnny and Ponyboy are hiding out in the church on the hill, he becomes very … Continue reading
Group B Close Reading Blog – The Outsiders
In The Outsiders, S.E. Hilton dramatizes the differences between a group of social lower-class youth group who call themselves greasers and an upper-class youth group who are called Socs. Ponyboy, the main character and a member of the greasers, narrates … Continue reading